Dayton
Day·ton
D0048400 (dāt′n)Dayton
(ˈdeɪtən)Day•ton
(ˈdeɪt n)n.
| Noun | 1. |  Dayton - a city in southwest Ohio; manufacturing center |
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| 释义 | DaytonDay·tonD0048400 (dāt′n)Dayton(ˈdeɪtən)Day•ton(ˈdeɪt n)n.
DaytonSee also: National Parks and Monuments (table)National Parks and Monuments Dayton,city (1990 pop. 182,044), seat of Montgomery co., SW Ohio, on the Great Miami River where it is joined by the Stillwater River; inc. 1805. It is the trade center for a fertile farm area, but is best known for its involvement with industry, invention, and aviation. Its chief products are computers; machinery; metal, paper, and rubber products; and transportation equipment. Printing and publishing are also important. Dayton grew with the extension of canals (1830s and 40s) and railroads (1850s), and with the industrial demands of the Civil War. It was the first large city to adopt (1913) the city-manager form of government (see city governmentcity government,political administration of urban areas. The English tradition of incorporating urban units (cities, boroughs, villages, towns) and allowing them freedom in most local matters is general in the United States (see city; local government). The traditional U. ..... Click the link for more information. ). It was the home of the Wright brothersWright brothers, American airplane inventors and aviation pioneers. Orville Wright 1871–1948, was born in Dayton, Ohio, and Wilbur Wright, 1867–1912, near New Castle, Ind. ..... Click the link for more information. , who after their pioneering 1903 flight set up a research operation. Much of their work is preserved in the Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park (see National Parks and MonumentsNational Parks and Monuments National Parks Name Type1 Location Year authorized Size acres (hectares) Description Acadia NP SE Maine 1919 48,419 (19,603) Mountain and coast scenery. ..... Click the link for more information. , table). Also in the park is the home of their friend the poet Paul Laurence DunbarDunbar, Paul Laurence , 1872–1906, American poet and novelist, b. Dayton, Ohio. The son of former slaves, he won recognition with his Lyrics of Lowly Life (1896)—a collection of poems from his Oak and Ivy (1893) and Majors and Minors (1895). ..... Click the link for more information. . Dayton's life for decades before the 1990s was dominated by the National Cash Register company, which built many civic amenities. The city's institutions include Wright State Univ., the Univ. of Dayton, and a noted art institute. Nearby Wright-Patterson Air Force Base is a major employer. Daytona city in the northeastern part of the USA; situated on the Great Miami River in Ohio. Population, 240,000 (1970; including suburbs, 845,000). Dayton is a major industrial center and transportation hub. Manufacturing employs 130,000 persons (1969). The city produces precision machinery: calculating machines, precision machine tools, and parts and instruments for automotive vehicles, aircraft, and missiles. It manufactures refrigerators and other electrical consumer equipment. The city has paper and rubber enterprises. There is a major aeronautical research center in Dayton at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. The University of Dayton was founded in 1850. Dayton
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